Best Places10919, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10919, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10919 ranks 8,979th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10919
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
10919's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10919 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 10919 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10919
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10919 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $113,212; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 10919's effective rate of 2.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 10919
10919 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10919.
Who works in 10919, and how
Work in 10919 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 10919
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 10919.
What the weather is like in 10919, month by month
10919 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 10919
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10919
Schools across 10919 average a B−, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pakanasink Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Circleville Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Presidential Park Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monhagen Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Circleville Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Bush Senior High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Middletown High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10919 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10919 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 10919 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10919
Is 10919 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10919 ranks 8,979th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10919 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,179. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $113,212 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 10919 safe?
Yes, 10919 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare 10919 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10919. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10919 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
10919 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10919: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10919: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10919: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10919: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10919 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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